Last month, Palacký University Olomouc hosted the Aurora Fall Biannual 2023 on October 17th and 18th for in Olomouc, Czechia. The event brought together over 200 participants hailing from 18 universities from within the Aurora community and beyond.
Watch the Aurora Fall Biannual aftermovie
The Aurora Fall Biannual focused on taking stock of Aurora’s achievements as part of the European Universities initiative.
These European developments took center stage in the plenary sessions and panels:
- Aurora Pilot Phase: Aurora Model Alliance?
- The impact and role of European Universities on future of Higher Education in Europe
- Alliance Exchange – Balancing Education, Research Innovation and Social Responsibility
- Toward student-centered European University Alliances
Aurora’s commitment to sustainability was also highlighted during the event, with an opening presentation and plenary session dedicated to Aurora’s work on making our community greener and more sustainable.
Collaboration within Aurora was further strengthened by the momentous singing of a Memorandum of understanding on the sharing of research infrastructure, as well as the signing of the second version of the Multilateral Aurora Mobility Agreement (MAMA).
Next to the retrospective of Aurora’s remarkable accomplishments, the Aurora community came together to look forward to the exciting prospects that lie ahead.Participants also engaged in thought-provoking Thematic sessions on prominent Aurora topics suchs as COIL, the Aurora Competence Framework, and Technology Transfer.
Want to relive the biannual or catch up on any sessions you missed? You can watch back the recordings of the plenary sessions below:
🎥 17/10/2023 – Day 1
🎥 18/10/2023 – Day 2
You can find a selection of photos below, the full photo gallery of the biannual can be downloaded here.
